US 10,189,490 B2Granted

Pool cleaner caddy with removable wheel assemblies

AssigneeHayward Industries, Inc.

InventorGarrett Jacob Ferrell

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Abstract

Exemplary embodiments are directed to pool cleaners that remove debris from water using a plurality of cyclonic flows, or that include a removable impeller subassembly, a check valve for a debris canister, a particle separator assembly having a handle that locks to the pool cleaner, a modular roller drive gear box, or a roller latch that secures a roller to the pool cleaner. Exemplary embodiments are also directed to the check valve and the roller latch themselves. Exemplary embodiments are directed to a filter medium for pool cleaners that includes embossments providing flow channels for water, and to roller assemblies for pool cleaners. Exemplary embodiments are directed to pool cleaners including alternative pump motor engagements. Exemplary embodiments are directed to pool cleaners power supplies that include a potted and contoured power board assembly, and to kickstands therefor. Exemplary embodiments are directed to a pool cleaner caddy, and removable wheels therefor.

Claims16

Dependent claims

A pool cleaner caddy, comprising:

a base having a first outer mounting boss and a second outer mounting boss, the first outer mounting boss having at least one angled channel and the second outer mounting boss having at least one angled channel;
a first wheel assembly including a first wheel, a first axle having at least one left-handed angled thread, a first axle receiver, and a first screw;
and
a second wheel assembly including a second wheel, a second axle having at least one left-handed angled thread, a second axle receiver, and a second screw;
wherein the first axle extends through the first outer mounting boss and the first wheel with the at least one left-handed angled thread engaged with the at least one angled channel of the first outer mounting boss, the first axle receiver is secured to the base and at least partially receives the first axle, and the first screw secures the first axle receiver to the first axle,
wherein the second axle extends through the second outer mounting boss and the second wheel with the at least one left-handed angled thread engaged with the at least one angled channel of the second outer mounting boss, the second axle receiver is secured to the base and at least partially receives the second axle, and the second screw secures the second axle receiver to the second axle.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/592,371Filed 11 May 2017
Published: US 2018/0327014 A115 Nov 2018
Granted: 29 Jan 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

B62B 3/104
Characterised by supports specially adapted to objects of definite shape: the object being of cylindrical shape, e.g. barrels, buckets, dustbins
B62B 5/0033
Propulsion aids: electric motors
B62B 5/06
Accessories or details specially adapted for hand carts: hand moving equipment, e.g. handle bars
E04H 4/1654
Specially adapted for cleaning: self-propelled cleaners